Resident Evil 5 had a legacy and to maintain a quality level at least equal to its predecessor. What is right with the new Resident Evil is that this series will never be the same, which might displease the conservatives, but the reality is that in a world where the big franchises do by rendering each new title the same game engine just improving or introducing new features. Resident Evil 5 to re-invent the genre he helped create, and bring the message to conservatives that the change we want but do not ask so many, came to the survival-horrors.

It is finally time to return to the main story and understand where the origin of the virus that has helped destroy Raccoon City and why the different mutations that caused several people to the show’s heroes are facing today. The action then moves to an area of sub-Saharan Africa Kijuju name, where Chris, the main character in this episode, now a member of the BSAA (Bioterrorism Security Assessement Alliance) joins a colleague in the same organization in order to prevent the exchange of a biological weapon.

When the game first starts, we can immediately see the work done by Capcom in the graphics department of Resident Evil 5. The graphics and presentation are without doubt the best ever seen in this generation. The characters have an exceptional physical detail, and note that if the motion capture was very well crafted. The scenarios are also very detailed and exquisite details, from the dilapidated houses, past the decaying interior with the now classic corpses left strategically in order to leave the player in an uncomfortable position in relation to the horror that faces forward. With great emphasis also arise the new and improved lighting effects that gives an environment as or heavier than the darkness of the old titles.

In the gameplay department is that results for some of the big Achilles’ heel of this title. As the videos and the demo showed left imagine, there is indeed “Run and Gun” (running and shooting) in this game. Each time we sight, the character stops in place where you are leaving him free to point. If for some this is a step back, the truth is that, deep down, this system is a touch of genius. Resident Evil has always been a game that did everything to cause a sensation of discomfort to the player and the same happens in Resident Evil 5, the choice to shoot or run must be measured and well thought out strategically, giving a greater sense of urgency and panic when we feel surrounded, the same fear that the series always wanted to make the player feel throughout each new title. This system forces you to think strategically to give us chance for survival.

The gameplay suffers a further major change with the addition of new partner, Sheva came with Chris throughout the adventure, serving both as a comrade in arms exploratory areas inaccessible, even to help when our life is taken by a coup and any need urgently to be healed. Playing along with the two characters opens a wide range of possibilities, you can flank the inhabitants of Kijujo, leaving them confused about the target to choose, or if one of the characters being stuck in combat, the other can assist by giving a strong blow with a fist or kick the enemy (the strike depends on the terrain or the type of zombie.) You can exchange among colleagues or ammunition life, picked up again in the form of herbs as in previous games, which are now automatically converted into first aid spray, healing both characters, when used in proximity.

Even with the fun that Resident Evil 5 provides the level of Single Player, Multi-player is that this game shines through either two people on the same console with split screen or online. However good the AI is the fellow, nothing better than to share the demand with another person, and the game lets go all the adventure in Multi-player, and if they have to play with, Resident Evil 5 is even better.

The audio level, we can finally speak well of Resident Evil, there are no words in this title depressing and poorly done as the first games of the series (The statements on Jill’s first Resident Evil is a classic). The voices are very good and are consistent, especially for Chris and Sheva. When there is no speech, there is always the grunts of the zombies and the sound of guns, as the voices are quite good. The weakest point here is the same for either character weaker, as the case of Richard Irving, an arms dealer who has the worst voice in the game, which seems almost deliberate in view of his figure and phrases ridiculous, yet it is not something that is worrisome.

What more can be said about Resident Evil 5? The graphics are great, the gameplay is very good and fun, never gorging Over the nearly 10 hours of gameplay in story mode, you will definitely want to repeat. The Cut scenes are fantastic and well done with, once again, good voice the main characters to complement the environment and sometimes we are presented with breakneck chase sequences in vehicles. To leave you more time immersed in this world there is so Mercenaries, released after the end of the game where, as in previous games, fight the zombies in timed areas in order to earn points, then placed in a ranking online, not forgetting that this mode can also be shared with a friend in Co-op.

Resident Evil 5 is a phenomenal game. Do not disappoint and does whatever is asked of every game and every time there is less that the meet be a fun, exciting and rewarding. It can be a shock to the purists of the series and for all fans of games in the third person in constant motion as Gears Of War, but none of these small details stop him being at all levels (including visual) a serious candidate to play the year.

NFS is one among the very few adorable racing games which anybody has bothered to convert to PC, though it can even be played on a keyboard, but a USB analogue controller is highly recommended since selecting power ups by hitting the number keys seems difficult at speed unless ofcourse you are more accustomed to it.

Gamers who have an account with EA, can download the game for free. I was amazed with the speed at which it got downloaded. The game seemed very impressive at the first glance but AI opponents have a habit of suddenly warping into view and bonus items like Nitrous boosts merely cause cars to “blink” on and off into the distance. The world also isn’t actually a free-form, as you can teleport instantly to the next event undoing any need to learn either of the two city layouts.

Prince is back and so are the adventures, New installment in the series of Prince of Persia is announced. Ubisoft game series which made the genre of action adventure so famous. New game of the series will be called Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands and will be released on May 18 and 10 in Europe and North America respectively. Forgotten Sands will follow the storyline of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. It will be released for the platforms of Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation Portable and Nintendo Wii. Not much information is released by Ubisoft regarding story line, but it will follow where Sands of Time ends. Forgotten Sands will be an interquel which will take place in the seven year gap of Sands of Time and Warrior Within. Nintendo version is said to be a bit different with instead of following prince it will follow a female djinn.

To gain the fan base Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands is said to be running many elements of the previous games, which is why all the previous games of the series were such huge hit. The prince now can rewind in time from beginning to the end of the game and also there will be all new powers in the game. Surprise element of the game is the inclusion of elemental powers which are expected to bring new dimensions to the core gameplay of the Prince of Persia Series. One of the four elemental powers of the prince will be the ability to turn fountains into solid ice which cane be used as climbable towers. There will be other powers as well but nothing is much revealed about the game. Combat mechanics of the game will be similar to the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. In the melee attack prince can fight upto 50 enemies.

After the huge success of Modern Warfare 2 gamers are looking forward to two other games but this time from some other genre of gaming. The games are God of War III, third and final game of the God of War series and the other game is Red Dead Redemption. Successor to the 2004 hit game Red Dead Revolver this game will be a sandbox-style action adventure western video game. Red Dead Redemption is developed by the famous Rockstar Games, the name behind blockbuster games like Grand Theft Auto series and Max Payne series. The game will be released for the platforms of Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Red Dead Redemption will be launched on May 18 and May 21 respectively for the regions of North America and PAL nations. Just like all the Rockstar games of the current generation Red Dead Redemption will run on RAGE (Rockstar Advanced Game Engine).

The game starts in year 1908 in America and John Marston a former outlaw is the main focus of the game. After a long criminal career Marston retires from crime world ans starts a new and peaceful life with his family. His peaceful life however is ends like a sweet dream when he is blackmailed by United States Government. They want his help in bringing law to certain American territories. Primary aim given to John is to kill his former gang members which even include his old friend and gang leader Bill Williamson. John is also asked to act as bounty hunter by Marshal Leigh Johnson. On his way to help US government John meets many characters, like a female rancher Bonnei McFarlane. Some local groups are tormenting her continuously. John finally cross Mexican border, where he meets a rebel Abraham Reyes. Gameplay of Red Dead Redemption will be similar to the open end gameplay of Grand Theft Auto Series.

One of the most notorious characters in the gaming world are Rabbids, a rabbit look alike creatures. After enjoying success in many Rabbids game like Rayman Raving Rabbids, Rayman Raving Rabbids 2 and Rayman Raving Rabbids TV Party, an all new installment in the series is Rabbids Go Home. Just like the previous games of the series Rabbids Go Home is a action adventure platform game. The game is developed by Ubisoft Montepellier and will be published by Ubisoft. Only difference between the other games of the series and Rabbids Go Home will be it will not feature Rayman. So it will be the first game without Rayman in the series. There are news that the game will be released for the Christmas, but few game sites are claiming that the game will release on October 27, and November 6, respectively for North America and European Union. However any such news are still to confirmed by Ubisoft. Game director Jacques Exertier confirmed in an interview that Rayman will return for more action adventure games.

After partying like hell for years Rabbids are tired of it and want to go home. Only trouble is that they don’t know where they come from. They have forgotten that are like ordinary rabbits living in the ground as shown in Rayman Raving Rabbids. First destination came to the Rabbids clueless mind is Moon. They need something to go to moon. Two Rabbids take the responsibility and they start building a junk to get to the moon. Rabbids Go Home will be released on Wii and Nintendo DS. The game will use LyN engine as the game engine. LyN is exclusive game engine by Ubisoft. Only other games to use LyN are Beyond Good & Evil 2 and Red Steel 2. Single player and multiplayer will be the two modes of the game. Michel Ancel is the main designer for the game. Its not far away when we can lay our hands on the notorious Rabbids, in a different way as leading them to their home moon ( as far as they thought about it).

The Avatar is the most discussed game and movie of the year, both movie and the game will release fall of 2009. The game is better known as James Cameroon’s Avatar: The Game, since the game is a adaptation of James Cameroon directed movie of the same name. The game is developed by Ubisoft Montreal and will be published by Ubisoft. Legendary game engine of Ubisoft, Dunia which was last used in Far Cry 2 is used as the engine for the game. Avatar: The Game will be one of the biggest release and will be released on all the seventh generation consoles including, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation Portable. The game will be released in action adventure genre and will be played in First Person Perspective. Ubisoft announced that the game will use the same 3D technology which is used in the movie. Two modes to be featured in the game will be Single and cooperative multiplayer mode. Although the game will be based on the movie, premise of the game will feature some difference from the movie. Working ground of the movie is Pandora an alien planet and the game will include Na’vi’ native people to Pandora and discovering other life forms on the alien planet.

Ubisoft announced in July 4, 2007 that they will develop Avatar. According to the director of the movie Avatar James Cameroon, for the movie they have created a world rich in detail, character, conflict and cultural depth. The game features something which most of the modern gamers expect from the games like, rich visuals and ideas and also lot of challenges in the gameplay. James Cameroon further cleared that he asked Ubisoft to be free with the development and don’t think of this as a movie based game. Ubisoft responded with a fully realized presentation which captured the soul of the characters and world. It was announced on July 24, 2009 that Sigourney Weaver will play as Dr. Grace Augustine. Other actors from the movie who will feature in the game will be Michelle Rodriguez, Stephen Lang and Giovanni Ribisi. Ribisi will reprise his role of arrogant Parker Selfridge but only in the Wii version of the game. Col. Quaritch antagonist of the film is played Lang and Michelle Rodriguez will play Trudy Chacon chopper pilot of the main player, in the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows version. Although it is still to be confirmed whether Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana will be a part of the game or not. They will play as lead roles in the movie. James Cameroon’s Avatar: The Game will require a HDMI output and 120Hz capable set in order to benefit the 3D effects in the game. Wii version will use Jade Engine as the game engine instead of Duniya which will be used in all the other versions of the game. Wait for the fall of the year to get your hands on this biggest project of the year.

Square Enix and Final Fantasy don’t need introduction, one of the top game franchise and game developers releases new game in the series. The title is named Dissidia: Final Fantasy an just like previous games of the series it is released under the genre of RPG (Role Playing Game), but what makes it different is Fighting game mixed with RPG. Dissidia Final Fantasy is dedicated to PSP (PlayStation Portable) as a part of 20th anniversary of Final Fantasy. The game was announced back in May 2007. The game will be unique as it will feature characters from various Final Fantasy games. The game is centered around a conflict between the heroes and villains, as the god of discord, Chaos, tries to extort the control of forces of good. The game is released in Japan on December 18, 2008, in United States it was released on 25th August and for European nations and Australia releasing dates are 3rd and 4th September. Dissidia: Final Fantasy is the only game in the Final Fantasy series to give you a chance to fight as a villain or a hero in single and two player modes. The game is composed Takeharu Ishimoto.

Base of Dissidia Final Fantasy is the battle between two gods. One is Cosmos — the Goddess of Harmony and the other is Chaos — God of Discord. After creating a realm from pieces of worlds, the two gods selected ten champions to wage war for eons in a an unending cycle of rebirth until the balance of power tipped in the favor of Chaos. Evil forces grew stronger and the war seems to be ending, few survived heroes band together to strike back at Chaos and restore harmony. Story of each of the hero is interlinked to each other which follows their journey to recover their respective Crystal. For example Terra deals with her amnesia and her declining her control over her powers. Clouds story concerns his indecisiveness and questioning his reason for taking part in the battle. The story modes unlock second stage of the plot know as “Shade Impulse”. After defeating the enemies heroes returns Cosmos, but Chaos appears and destroy goddess, later it is revealed her powers are transferred to the crystals. Once warriors defeat Chaos, they end up at Gaia and the warriors returns to their homes, only Warrior of Light remains back. In the world created by Cosmos and Chaos, Cosmos emerges as the ruler.

Both antagonist and the protagonist of the previous Final Fantasy games are united in Dissidia. Stories of the heroes and villains are narrated by Cid of the Lufaine. Not only heroes but other players also deals with crystal-like doppelgangers called Manikins. Storyline of the game is overarching and requires playing through all the characters to complete the game. There are twenty two playable characters in the game, eleven heroes and eleven villains. Each of them represents Final Fantasy through Final Fantasy X. Two secret characters a villain representing Final Fantasy XII and a heroin from Final Fantasy XI. Weapons can be customized and players can gain gil and EXP from battles. Most of the characters can transform into EX Modes. Summons can be Summon Stones.

Clone is an upcoming game for Microsoft Windows by Tomkorp Computer Solutions. It will be a game is a mix of Puzzle and real time strategy genre of gaming. Clones features alien creatures which are named clones, players will order various morph commands to the aliens or clones and they will deform their body to steer the terrain. Many game types are supported with single and multiplayer modes. Release date is not confirmed by the developers. Clones in the game will come with an in game level fully featured WYSIWYG editor. It will allow players to create their own multiplayer levels. Players can also create numerous single player puzzle, with the help of CloneMaster which will come along the editor. The editor used in the game will use object primates to build up a level from many small pieces. To produce high level appeal objects can be scaled, rotated, tinted and alpha blended freely. If you want to share your customized levels you can compress packs and upload them on the website of clone game CloneGame.com.

Basics of the game are similar to 2006 hit game Lemmings, only differences will be networked multiplayer and multiple game modes. A.I. will be simple, built-in level editor and a world ranking system. In relation to the differences of the game to Lemmings developers quoted as “ Clones is to Lemmings as Unreal Tournament is to Wolfenstein.” Although the game is 2d it will make use of 3D camera to display the Clones Planet and to allow rotation and zooming of the 2D landscape. Player will not be given the direct control of the clones, except the Light Clone, they must issue morphs to the clones which will deform their bodies and allow to perform 10 different actions to navigate the landscape. Clones will be divided in 8 different groups with identical functionality. In the single player mode use will be given control of only one group and rest of the groups will be either controlled by computer or they will not be active. In the multiplayer mode every player will control a different group.

In the single player mode players will assume the role of new CloneMaster who is visiting the Clones Planet and is on to progress on a pilgrimage to visit and learn from the ten elder CloneMasters. Each defeated Elder Master will give the player a segment of a medallion which once restored will unlock a final Elder CloneMaster. 10-20 puzzles will be offered to player from each Elder CloneMaster. Final stage will be a head to head battle against the Elder in Multiverse Match Mode. Elder Masters will encourage the player before engaging in online play, which can be very challenging and difficult. Multiplayer mode will be based in a setting of the intergalactic CloneMaster League. Players can host a tournament or instead view list of all active tournament in the universe and join if interested. Multiplayer matches will be more difficult then single player because of human being so unpredictable. Players will have an option of registering a one-on-one match with the CloneStats world ranking system which uses a chess-like method for determining a players rank.

Broken Saints is an upcoming games by casual game developers Gnosis Games, a Canadian company famous for there casual games for the social networking sites like Facebook, Bebo and MySpace. Gnosis Games enjoyed a lot of success in casual games they are entering the world of serious gamers with this new game. Broken Saints will be an action adventure game, played from third person perspective. Only single player mode is confirmed so far and multiplayer is said to be under development. Broken Saints will be released in two main entries. First entry will be for the all the seventh generation consoles as PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Nintendo Wii. Second Entry is for all the handheld consoles like PSP (PlayStation Portable) and Nintendo DS. However both the entries will be same and will utilize same artistic style that is found in the animated comics. Story of the game will be similar to Broken Saints a flash animated film series released in the year 2001, which won many awards round the globe.

The game will be centered on religious, philosophical, political and spiritual themes. Main part of the story are four strangers from almost four corners of the world. All the fours strangers are connected to each other by a vision they are receiving from evil, which leads them to each other. In search of truth they found a far larger and more disturbing truths totally unexpected. There quest is leads them to layers of global technological conspiracy. At every depth their own torturing souls reveal shocking truth binds which binds them together. The vision they are receiving varies only a red cat’s eye is common. All of the four characters faint after seeing the Red eye and they fall into a temporary coma. The Eye is a red circle and may people mistake it to be a Eye of Sauron.

Four main characters will include Kamimura a Buddhist monk, Raimi Matthews a non-practicing catholic living in a fictional Coast City. Through an electronic code he learns about a project of his company, the project is about bringing four strangers together. Oran Bajir is Muslim devout from Iraq. He guarding a small bunker and reading holy book of Islam, later on he starts doubting his mission. Shandala Nisinu is the fourth character he is a mysterious orphan from Fijan islandof Japan. Other then these four main characters there are many small characters as well which will play important role in destiny of the four bind to each other. Our four main characters will use their special gifts to explore lush landscapes, terrifying dreamscapes and chilling web techno-spiritual conspiracy, which can change the whole world.

World War II is one of the most adapted topic in gaming world, many games released under the genre and made history. Games released on the backdrop of World War II are mostly released in two perspectives either First person shooter (FPS) or RTS (Real time strategy). Order of War is an upcoming game in World War II strategy category. The game is developed by Wargaming.net and it will be published by Square Enix. Square Enix is the largest console role playing game publishers in the world, with some of the best games of gaming world like the longest running game series Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest series and Kingdom Hearts series. Order of War is composed by Jeremy Soule famous for his contribution in games like Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, Harry Potter series and Guild War series. Order of War will be released for Microsoft Windows with single player and online supported multiplayer mode. Releasing dates are not confirmed but it may release in the end of this year.

The game starts in the summer of 1944 Second World War is towards its end, with allies launching two final attacks on German forces on Eastern and Western Fronts at once. Order of War features high detailed graphics and an accurate historic storyline. The game’s main feature is the large scale battles played in a totally unique and appealing style. This style creates extraordinary cinematic experience. Role given to the player is a commander of entire army which includes artillery, ground troops, tank divisions and air crafts. All these war elements will be used as strategic assaults in all the key missions and operations of World War II. Order of War will give you a chance to be part of one of the America’s finest victory in west. Also it will give you a chance to play as German army commander facing unstoppable Red Army. Total soldiers in your command will be 1000 with various armored vehicles and tanks. There will be two different campaign modes each with different storyline, objectives, environment and missions. Get ready to play as a commander and change the history. Remember making history is one thing and changing it is quite another thing.